[Zhang Fei]

[Shipping to Europe takes on the order of two months. A land route would cut that down.]

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Between shrinkage and a land route’s much higher fuel costs, I expect this to be a non-starter for most shippers.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Pakistan is in bed with China because of India.

[Calvin Locke]

But, but, one US railway company advertised something like "...200 miles on a single gallon of diesel...".

In reality, it averages 400-800 [freight?] miles per [gross?] ton per gallon of diesel.

But yes, water is generally the cheapest mode.